We haven't forgotten about Conduit over here...I would expect some new Conduit-related news before the year is out.

The Conduit launched on the Wii back in 2009. We deemed it "solid FPS experience for Wii owners." Conduit 2 followed in 2011, which we thought was "mess of undercooked ideas and impotent execution." Oh dear.

Interesting, the topic of High Voltage Software's long-delayed titles The Grinder and Animales de la Muerte (bet you've forgotten about those, right?) also cropped up:

Question: What about some original HVS games I've heard about, like The Grinder [and] Animales de la Muerte?

Answer: As usual, there are things we're not ready to talk about...but you may be pleased to know our strategy moving forward calls for a greater proportion of original IP games.

Damien has over a decade of professional writing experience under his belt, as well as a repulsively hairy belly. Rumours that he turned down a role in The Hobbit to work on Nintendo Life are, to the best of our knowledge, completely and utterly unfounded.